Jonas Vingegaard had to Concede the Win to João Almeida in the Thirteenth Vuelta Stage on Friday, But The Dane’s Red Jersey was never in Danger on the Angliru. Just before the final, there was Another Pro-Palestinian demonstration that Disrupted the Vuelta.
The Three Remoining Escapees Bob Jungels, Jefferson Albeiro Cepeda, and Nicolas Vinokurov, Already Didn’t Have Much of a Margin at the Foot of the Iconic Final Climb. But a protest by a handful of pro-Palestinian demonstrators Completely Ruined Their Chances.
The Police Officers Forcefully Removed The Demonstrators From The Road. Yet, Jungels, Cepeda, and Vinokurov Were Held Up for about half a minute. Jungels Tried a Solo Attempt on the Tough Final Climb, but was Caught by the GC Contenders with 5 kilometers to go.
What Followed was a one-on-one battle between Vingegaard and Almeida, The Numbers One and Two in the General Classification. Vingegaard Continuously Stayed on the Wheel Behind the Toiling Almeida. Vingegaard also kept his cool in the battle for the stage win.
Almeida was Thus Able to Sprint Unthealed to the Stage Win and the Bonus Seconds. It is the first individual internship win for the portuguese rider in this tour of spain. His team had Already won Five Times Before, Including the Team Time Trial.
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Vingegaard Still Has 46 Seconds Left
In The General Classification, There Is Still Work to Be Done for Almeida’s Team. He is 46 Seconds Behind the Red Jersey Wearer Vingegaard. Vingegaard started the tough stage on Friday with a lead or 50 seconds.
Behind Vingegaard and Almeida, The British Rider Tom Pidcock Lost a Lot Of Time in the classification. He finished seventh at 1 minute and 16 seconds Behind Stage Winner Almeida. Pidcock is now third with 2 minutes and 18 seconds behind Vingegaard.
The Vuelta Continues on Saturday with the Second Part of the Two-Part Series in the Mountains of Asturias. On Sunday, the Peloton Faces More Climbing, after which Monday is the last rest day on the program. The Vuelta Ends Next Sunday.
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